Tarbela Power Plant Breakdown: Punjab, KP without Electricity

ISLAMABAD: A technical fault at the Tarbela power plant early Wednesday resulted in the breakdown of electricity in most of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

According to the power plant officials, the sudden blackout due to technical difficulties is affecting Lahore, Multan, Bahawalpur along with other cities in Punjab.

The breakdown is also affecting several cities in KP as well, including Peshawar, Swat and Lakki Marwat.
Teams have reached the power plant along with the secretary of the Power Division, with work immediately starting to fix the fault.

No timeline has been given as to when the repairs are expected to finish.

Earlier breakdowns at the power plant had seen the repairs take up to seven to eight hours.